Thomas Troward The Teacher and the Man An Intimate Memoir By Harry Gaze “Far and away the ablest statement of philosophy I have met — beautiful in its sustained clearness of thought and style, a really classic statement.” — William James, Philosopher & Psychologist About This Book The only portrait of Thomas Troward ever penned by someone who knew him personally — Harry Gaze’s intimate memoir is an irreplaceable window into the life, philosophy, and quiet genius of one of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries’ most transformative thinkers. Thomas Troward (1847–1916) was no ordinary philosopher. A divisional judge in British-administered Punjab, he spent decades applying the rigorous logic of the courtroom to the deepest mysteries of mind, spirit, and existence. His celebrated Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science — delivered to a small but enraptured audience at Queen Street Hall in 1904 — ignited the New Thought Movement and went on to inspire luminaries from William James to the creators of the 2006 film The Secret. Yet Troward the man remained elusive — until Harry Gaze wrote this book. A fellow New Thought teacher, lecturer, and publisher of the periodical Life Culture, Gaze enjoyed a rare personal correspondence and friendship with Troward. Drawing on private letters, first-hand encounters, and the accounts of those closest to Troward — including Higher Thought Centre founder Alice Callow — Gaze brings the philosopher vividly to life: warm, witty, fond of practical jokes at home, and staggeringly precise in his intellectual vision. Originally published in 1958, Thomas Troward: The Teacher and the Man traces how a retired civil servant from India stumbled into London’s metaphysical circles, developed the system of Mental Science that would shape modern spirituality, and quietly influenced early Alcoholics Anonymous, Ernest Holmes’ Science of Mind, and generations of seekers who followed. It is biography, memoir, and celebration in one — indispensable for anyone who has encountered Troward’s ideas and wishes to understand the man behind them. What You’ll Discover Inside Private Letters Revealed: Includes rare personal correspondence between Troward and Gaze, offering direct insight into Troward’s philosophical development and private thoughts. The Only Personal Portrait: Written by a man who knew Troward directly — the sole memoir to portray him as a living, breathing individual rather than a distant intellectual icon. Mental Science Explained: Gaze breaks down Troward’s core teachings on the subjective and objective mind, the creative power of thought, and the universal principles of Mental Science. Rich Historical Context: Covers Troward’s years in India, his emergence in London’s Higher Thought Centre, the legendary Edinburgh Lectures, and the 1914 New Thought Congress. Who Should Read This Essential reading for students of the New Thought Movement, Law of Attraction, Science of Mind, and metaphysical philosophy. Ideal for readers of Wallace D. Wattles, Genevieve Behrend, Ernest Holmes, and Neville Goddard who want to trace the roots of modern mind-science back to one of its most brilliant originators. Equally compelling for historians of Victorian and Edwardian spirituality and anyone fascinated by the unlikely figures who quietly shaped how the modern world thinks about the mind’s power over reality. Search Keywords Thomas Troward biography · Harry Gaze memoir · Edinburgh Lectures Mental Science · New Thought Movement books · Law of Attraction history · Mental Science philosophy · Higher Thought Centre London · Thomas Troward teachings · Science of Mind origins · Ernest Holmes influence · Victorian metaphysics · Genevieve Behrend · The Secret philosophy origins · subjective objective mind · spiritual biography · New Thought classics New Thought · Mental Science · Metaphysical Philosophy
